Please note that this program will only be offered as a live webcast. Speakers will be participating in the program remotely. As always, webcast attendees have access to all program materials, and will be able to view all program slides and submit questions to the speakers during the presentation. We thank you for your understanding as we follow the guidance of local health officials and work to provide a safe learning environment for both attendees and faculty.
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Overview
Please note regarding this Live Webcast Only program:
ZOOM Software Mandatory for CLE Credit
In order to attend the program and earn CLE credit, you will need to download and install Zoom Client For Meetings software. Use of Zoom via web browser will not allow PLI to track your time and earn CLE credit for the program, so please make sure you download and install the Zoom software prior to the program date. Please acquaint yourself with Zoom’s functions such as muting audio and video, chat, screen sharing and voting “yes/no” and “thumbs up/down” in the participants box. If you are using a VPN, please disconnect from the VPN prior to starting the program.
Live Webcast Only
Please note that this program will only be offered as a live webcast.
CLASSROOM MATERIALS FOR CLINIC SESSIONS:
Day 1 Problem Set (Note: This is a .docx file. Clicking this link will automatically download the file to your computer.)
Day 2 Problem Set (Note: This is a .docx file. Clicking this link will automatically download the file to your computer.)
Day 3 Problem Set (Note: This is a .docx file. Clicking this link will automatically download the file to your computer.)
Prerequisite Reading/Video:
CLICK HERE to Review the Online Homework
Video: The Patent Process: An Overview for Jurors
Why You Should Attend
PLI’s Patent Bootcamp offers an exceptionally comprehensive and interactive environment for attendees who want to learn the basics of patent application preparation, claims drafting, and prosecution, as well as recent developments in the law. This benchmark program provides a rare opportunity to receive individualized feedback and mentoring in focused small clinic group settings, where multifaceted strategies and best practices will be explored and discussed. Instructed by leading patent practitioners in the country who are skilled in various technology arts, attendees will work within the context of real life scenarios and be guided through the entire patent application process, receiving a thorough understanding of the basics of patent law. In addition, a litigator’s perspective is provided to show how drafting and prosecution can influence the development and outcome of patent litigation; and conversely, how a litigator’s perspective can inform patent drafting and prosecution practices.
What You Will Learn
PLI’s Patent Bootcamp features lectures each morning followed by clinic sessions in the afternoon where classroom problems and solutions will be furnished. Both the lectures and clinics follow the patent application process—from invention disclosure and patent preparation (Day 1), through prosecution, issuance and beyond (Day 2) to litigation/claim analysis (Day 3). At the end of this program, you will:
- Learn how to prepare a patent application that satisfies the statutory requirements for patentability and distinctly claims the subject matter that the applicant regards as the invention with an eye towards successful prosecution and enforcement
- Understand how to prosecute an application to obtain allowance of an enforceable patent
- Learn how to interview an Examiner
- Discover effective uses of reissues, supplemental examination procedures, reexamination, inter partes review, post-grant review, and other post-issuance proceedings
- Determine best practices to anticipate patent litigation issues during the patent prosecution process
- Get helpful approaches on patent opinion drafting
- Learn how to prepare infringement/invalidity claim charts for litigation
Special Features
- Hear morning lectures on critical patent application topics
- Sharpen patent writing skills by drafting and reviewing patent claims with experienced patent practitioners in focused small clinic groups
- Recognize potential ethical issues practitioners often encounter in patent practice
Who Should Attend
Patent prosecuting and litigating attorneys, patent agents, technical advisors, patent liaisons, and patent inventors, with or without a Patent Office registration number and with little or no patent experience, will greatly benefit by attending this program.